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$2.99 VOLUME 71, NUMBER 26 JUNE 19–25, 2015 THE VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY FOR 70 YEARS The Gores Group Set to Sell Big Strike Clothing Company By Deborah Belgum Senior Editor

Four years after acquiring a majority share in the juniors lifestyle clothing company Big Strike Inc., The Gores Group has decided to sell the decades-old company to Un- ger Fabrik. Terms of the deal, done with the advisement of Intrepid Investment Bankers, were not revealed, but sources said The Gores Group is selling Big Strike for less than it pur- chased it. Neither The Gores Group nor Unger Fabrik returned telephone calls requesting comment. The Gores Group, a Beverly Hills–based global investment firm headed by Alec Gores, acquired more than 70 percent of Big Strike in 2011 for around $100 million from the company’s co-founders—Lars Vikland, Kevin Talbot and Jodi Sundberg—sources said. Immediately, Gores announced that Paula Schneider ➥ Big Strike page 3 PHOTO COURTESY OF BUCK MASON LOCAL MADE: The Buck Mason brand made a splash with its U.S.-manufactured men’s collection. A picture of Buck Mason goods being assembled is above. This fall, the brand is scheduled to open a store on Abbot Kinney. The Door Revolves Again on the American After a Pure Play E-commerce Debut, Buck Mason Opens Abbot Kinney Store Apparel Board By Deborah Belgum Senior Editor By Andrew Asch Retail Editor high-profile shopping street in Los Angeles’ Venice section. The Los Angeles–headquartered Buck Mason brand has It will take possession of the 650-square-foot space in July. More than five months after taking over as chief execu- found success in every forum that uses electricity and screens. Currently, fashion brand Freenote is running a pop-up shop tive of American Apparel, Paula Schneider now sits on the It launched two years ago by retailing its jeans and tees to at the address. clothing company’s board of directors. the creative classes on its pure-play e-commerce site (www. The Abbot Kinney space will offer a more detailed pic- On June 14, David Danziger, an auditor who had been buckmason.com). Sales have grown steadily, according to the ture of the brand compared with the low-key, 380-square-foot on the board since 2011 and was the co-chairman with label’s founders, Sasha Koehn and Erik Schnakenberg. The boutique that the label has run as a retail space at 580 Venice Allan Mayer until last December, stepped down. After Buck Mason founders jumped from computers to TV screens Blvd. The small space was modest and tucked behind a bus Danziger’s resignation, the remaining directors appointed when they appeared this year on “Shark Tank,” the ABC net- stop, Schnakenberg said. Schneider to join the board. work reality show focusing on entrepreneurs. “It was more of a showroom,” he said of the space, which Danziger’s departure comes after American Apparel But the next step for the brand is based on concrete. It will was remodeled for $895. “It was a great way for our cus- signed a letter agreement on June 7 with former employee open a Buck Mason bricks-and-mortar location. tomers to experience the physical product. … We were sur- and current stockholder Jeffrey Kolb. In the agreement, This fall, the downtown LA–headquartered brand is sched- prised at how much of our online following drove traffic to Kolb said he would withdraw two candidates he intended uled to open a boutique at 1638 Abbot Kinney Blvd., the ➥ Buck Mason page 7 to nominate to the company’s board of directors at the annual meeting in New York on July 16. Those two candidates were Gene Montesano, co-founder of Los Angeles Gap Inc. to Close 175 Stores ➥ American Apparel page 2

By Andrew Asch Retail Editor INSIDE: a Gap statement. The retailer intends to maintain a big fleet Where fashion gets down to business SM Over the years, Gap Inc. forged a reputation for building around the globe. There will be 1,600 company-operated and a location in every mall and in every neighborhood, but in a franchise locations around the world. reversal, the company known as the world’s largest specialty- Jeff Kirwan, global president for the Gap brand, also an- store chain announced a major wave of store closings. nounced on June 15 that 250 jobs will be cut at the company’s Gap Inc. will close 175 stores, mostly in North America, headquarters and offices around the country. said Art Peck, the chief executive officer, who took over the San “These decisions are very difficult, knowing they will af- Francisco–headquartered specialty giant. He said 140 stores will fect a number of our valued employees, but we are confident shutter this year. A limited number of stores will be closed in they are necessary to help create a winning future for our em- 2 8 Europe. No Gap Outlet or Gap Factory stores, both of which ployees, our customers and our shareholders,” Kirwan said. focus on major discounts and promotions, will be closed. Gap Inc. forecasts that it will lose $300 million associated Tech Notes ... p. 3 “Returning the Gap brand to growth has been the top prior- with store closures and lease buyouts, employee costs, and ity since my appointment four months ago,” Peck said. “Cus- inventory write-offs. However, it will gain annual savings of Real Estate ... p. 6 tomers are rapidly changing how they shop today, and these $25 million from the store closures starting in 2016. moves will help get Gap back to where we know it deserves The specialty giant announced a wave of store closures Findings & Trimmings ... pp. 8–11 to be in the eyes of consumers.” four years ago. In October 2011, the company planned to Findings & Trimmings Resources ... p. 13 After the current wave of store closings, Gap forecasts that reduce its fleet in North America and forecast that it would 800 Gap stores, 500 Gap Specialty stores and 300 Gap outlet reduce its “square footage” by 10 percent by the 2012 fiscal locations will serve North American shoppers, according to year. ● www.apparelnews.net

01,2,3,7.cover.indd 1 6/18/15 6:48 PM NEWS Authentic Brands Takes Over Frederick’s of Hollywood Authentic Brands Group has completed Authentic’s South America and with little competition. But then Victoria’s its acquisition of the iconic Frederick’s of chairman and L a t i n A m e r i c a . Secret came along and captured a consid- Hollywood lingerie label after Frederick’s chief executive. New products will erable chunk of Frederick’s market. In July declared bankruptcy in April and shuttered Even though include perfume 2000, Frederick’s filed for Chapter 11 bank- its 93 stores. online sales will and personal care ruptcy protection, emerging from bankrupt- The lingerie company said increased make up a good items. cy in 2002. competition from brands such as Victoria’s part of the lin- In recent years, In late 2013, the publicly traded company Secret and decreased shoppers at malls led gerie line’s rev- Frederick’s of Hol- was taken private in a deal by a consortium to its downfall. The company listed $36.5 enues, Authentic lywood had a very comprising HGI Funding LLC, a subsid- million in assets and $106 million in debt. said it hoped to seesaw existence. iary of New York hedge fund Harbinger With the bankruptcy filing, New York– expand Freder- Launched in 1946 Group Inc., and other common and pre- based Authentic Brands put in place a $22.5 ick’s products by Frederick Mel- ferred shareholders. The deal valued Freder- million offer to buy the brand and sell it on- and distribute linger, the lingerie ick’s of Hollywood at $10.6 million. line. them in depart- company started The lingerie company always had its flag- “Frederick’s of Hollywood supports our ment stores and out as a mail-order ship store on Hollywood Boulevard in Los strategic focus of diversifying the portfolio specialty stores catalog and ad- Angeles. A star in front of the store honors and strengthens ABG’s position in the inti- in North Ameri- A Hollywood Boulevard star for Frederick Mellinger vanced to a chain of Mellinger for his enterprising retail concept. mates-apparel category,” said Jamie Salter, ca, Europe, Asia, around 200 stores —Deborah Belgum

FINANCE NOTES Job Growth Looks Positive in California and the U.S. With the economy still ticking along, the state’s economy should receive a boost by expects consumers to eventually start hitting Nickelsburg said California should see its unemployment rate in California and the rest burgeoning growth rates in construction, au- the stores again once they feel comfortable unemployment rate dip to 5 percent by 2017. of the country will continue to drop through tomobiles and business investment as well as with their economic outlook. He said hous- There are still a number of long-term unem- 2016, according to the latest UCLA Ander- more strength in consumer demand. ing and equipment investing will help to ployed who have been out of jobs since the son Forecast. Even though lower gasoline prices have power economic growth. devastating recession hit in 2008. Many of Traditionally, California’s unemployment not translated into large upswings in con- The one big question on the horizon is those workers were in their 50s and are now rate is slightly higher than the rest of the na- sumer spending, the economy will see a 3 will the Federal Reserve start raising interest nearing retirement and see little benefit in tion because it is the most populous state in percent boost in gross domestic product by rates? Shulman believes a slight interest rate gaining new job skills for different jobs. the country and there are a fair amount of the third quarter. “We have yet to see the uptick will occur in September. “For those “The current economic expansion has seasonal farm workers. Currently, the state approximately $150 billion annualized re- who fear the impact of higher, short-term in- had an unusually large spike in the number unemployment rate stands at 6.3 percent duction in gasoline prices flow through to terest rates on the stock market, we would of long-term unemployed,” Nickelsburg while U.S. unemployment is doing better at consumer spending,” said David Shulman, remind them that history suggests that it said. 5.5 percent. senior economist with the UCLA Anderson takes several rate hikes to cause a significant Many of those jobs may not return in the By the end of 2015, the national unem- Forecast. correction in stock prices,” Shulman said. near future due to the downturn in manufac- ployment rate will shrink to just below 5 Instead of spending that money, consum- turing, shrinkage of the construction sector percent while California’s unemployment ers have been paying down debt and con- On the California front bloated by the housing bubble that burst in rate will hover around 6.2 percent. The tributing to their savings accounts. Shulman 2007, and shifts in the finance, legal and pro- UCLA Anderson Senior Economist Jerry fessional services sectors. —D.B.

him while an investigation was conducted American Apparel Continued from page 1 into his alleged misuse of funds and failing to stop defamatory blog posts by a former blue-jeans companies Lucky Brand and employee. Charney, who denies the charges, Civilianaire, and Adrian Kowalewski, a for- was fired in December, and Schneider was mer chief financial officer and executive vice appointed chief executive on Jan. 5. president at American Apparel from Decem- With a flurry of lawsuits filed by Char- ber 2008 to February 2011. ney, American Apparel sought and obtained In return, American Apparel’s board a temporary restraining order on June 1 pre- agreed to identify and appoint a new indepen- venting Charney from trying to oust board dent director with significant retail experience members and criticizing the company until to fill a subsequent vacancy before the com- after the annual meeting in July. pany’s annual stockholders meeting in 2016. Nevertheless, on June 4, Charney filed The board also consented to form a new another lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court advisory committee comprised of indus- seeking an advance of fees and expenses he try executives, company employees and has had to pay in defending a May lawsuit other qualified personnel who will provide filed against him by American Apparel. The insights, guidance and strategic input to Los Angeles clothing company asked in its Schneider. Montesano will lead the advisory lawsuit that Charney be barred from disrupt- committee if he is willing and able, according American Apparel’s turnaround and trying to documents filed with the Securities ing to remove board members from the ail- and Exchange Commission. ing company, which employs 10,000 people All these agreements come after ousted and operates a huge clothing factory near American Apparel founder and former chief downtown Los Angeles. executive Dov Charney filed several lawsuits All this legal drama comes at a time when against the company and investors. American Apparel is fighting to be profitable. Other shareholders have filed lawsuits, In 2014, the company lost $68.8 million on too, contending that the directors sitting on $608.9 million in revenues, and in 2013 it lost the board last June committed proxy fraud $106.3 million on $633.9 million in revenues. by saying they would support Charney as the Its stock price has been trading at around chairman of the board and chief executive 53 cents a share, near its 52-week low of 50 when in fact they were planning to suspend cents. ●

Corrections and Clarifications In a June 12 story about the National shelters where there was not enough to Jewish Health Black & White Ball, Sun- eat,” she said. Initially, she brought rice to nie S. Kim, president and chief executive feed hungry people, and later she taught officer of Hana Financial Inc., was in- reading and writing to people who did correctly attributed in one paragraph. The not have access to education. When Kim paragraph should have read: Kim told the founded Hana Financial in Los Angeles in crowd about the privation she saw in her 1994, it provided Kim with the opportunity native Korea in the years after the Korean to help small businesses that did not have War. “I saw people gathering together in access to traditional financing.

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01,2,3,7.cover.indd 2 6/18/15 6:51 PM REAL ESTATE Port Container Volumes New Look for South Coast Plaza’s Return to Normal After West Tadashi Shoji Boutique Coast Congestion Problems It could be called a tale of two ports. In May, the Port of Long Beach saw its container volumes jump The Tadashi Shoji boutique in South 4.8 percent over the same month last year while the Port of Los An- Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif., is sched- geles said its container volumes barely budged, rising only 0.8 per- uled to unveil a high-tech remodel on June cent in May over the previous year. 20. Shoji, a Japanese-born, Los Angeles– The Port of Long Beach noted that May’s volume of 635,250 20- based designer of red-carpet gowns and eve- foot cargo containers was the facility’s busiest month since October ningwear, said his 1,175-square-foot store 2007 and the busiest May since 2006. will keep its location on South Coast Plaza’s Port officials believe a better retail market is one of the reasons for level 2, adjacent to Bloomingdale’s. Yet the increased imports. Also, a months-long West Coast port congestion store will offer an entirely new experience. problem that started last September and didn’t end until February had The store’s new look will be defined by many companies holding back on some imports or choosing to ship unique architectural installations and a gi- them by air. ant plasma screen, which will display Shoji For the first five months of this year, cargo volume at the Port of runway shows. The boutique’s flooring will Long Beach was a little more subdued, rising 1.1 percent over 2014. feature a simulated stone ceramic floor tile, Meanwhile, the Port of Los Angeles said in May it handled and the color scheme of the store will show 694,791 cargo containers, a slight improvement over last year. But a palette of cream and soft pink. The space for the first five months of this year, cargo volumes were down 4 was redesigned by (M)Arch., a Santa Mon- percent. ica, Calif.–based architecture firm that also The two Southern California ports make up the largest port com- designed the look of Shoji’s upcoming store TADASHI EXPERIENCE: Renderings of South Coast Plaza’s remodeled plex in the United States, handling about 40 percent of all the cargo- in Doha, Qatar, as well as the Venice, Calif., Tadashi Shoji shop container traffic in the United States. offices of Vice Media Inc., which produces A chassis shortage and work slowdowns at the two ports quickly a print magazine and a news show on hampered import volumes during the critical holiday shipping season HBO. last year and at the beginning of this year. At one time there were 28 The focus of the new look of the cargo containers stacked up beyond the breakwater waiting for berths South Coast Plaza boutique was to cre- to unload their cargo sitting while negotiations over a new five-year ate a unique space that embraces the labor contract were ongoing between the International Longshore Shoji aesthetic, said Sherry Hoffman, a and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, partner at (M)Arch. “We wanted to de- whose terminal operators and shipping lines employ the longshore fine ‘a luxurious moment’ for Tadashi’s workers. clients,” she said. “Luxury is reflective Nationwide, the major ports across the country experienced roof his craftsmanship, about the idea bust activity in May, with import cargo-container volumes estimated of fit and pattern making, while tak- to be up 5 percent. In April, imports rose 6.1 percent over the pre- ing about his ethos of designing for all vious year, according to the monthly “Global Port Tracker” report, women of all ages, from 17 to 70.” prepared by Hackett Associates for the National Retail Federation. Shoji has introduced the Tadashi “Despite some lingering labor issues, the volume of cargo and the Shoji Runway Collection in fall 2007 rate of growth have both largely settled down,” said Jonathan Gold, at New York Fashion Week. Since the NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. “There then, his designs have been seen on are still congestion issues to be dealt with, but we’re hoping to see Michelle Obama and actresses Octavia reasonably normal back-to-school and holiday seasons this year now Spencer and Nina Dobrev and enter- that the tensions of contract negotiations are behind us.” tainers Ciara and Britney Spears. During the first half of 2015, import container volumes at the ma- —Andrew Asch jor ports will be up 5.4 percent over the same period last year, to 8.8 IMAGES COURTESY OF TADASHI SHOJI million containers.—Deborah Belgum

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Big Strike Continued from page 1 App Gives Manufacturers an Eye on the Production Floor would take over as the chief executive officer Alpharetta, Ga.–based solutions provider Shopfloor Support tracking, individual and team productivity and efficiency, quality to work alongside the principals. She left in LLC has launched Shopfloor Eye, a solution that helps manufac- control, and machine downtime. 2013 and is now head of American Apparel. turers collect production data and get real-time visibility on the fac- The Shopfloor Eye solution is available in a pay-per-use model She was replaced by Kevin Mahoney, who had tory floor. rather than with a traditional license fee and subscription plan. been the president of NYDJ Inc., formerly Manufacturers can monitor everything from payroll data to For more information, visit www.shopfloor.support. called Not Your Daughter’s Jeans. worker feedback to key performance indicators with Shopfloor Eye, —Alison A. Nieder Big Strike is a large juniors manufacturer in which runs on Android tablets and smartphones and uses Wi-Fi Gardena, Calif., launched in the early 1990s, networking to gather data without using proprietary hardware or with retail customers such as Kohl’s, Dil- infrastructure, according to Shopfloor Support. lard’s and JC Penney. Its labels include Heart “We are breaking down the barriers that have traditionally held Me-Ality Announces $15 Million Soul, Soulmates, Workshop, Tracy Ev- manufacturers back from adopting real-time controls,” said Justin ans, Free to Love, Halo and Star City. Hershoran, a partner in Shopfloor Support, in a statement. “By le- At the end of 2012, The Gores Group veraging readily available technologies, any company can now ben- Investment, New Directors bought 12th Street by Cynthia Vincent and efit from the productivity, management and many other improve- The maker of the Me-Ality body-scanning technology an- rolled it into Big Strike. But The Gores Group ments available through this business app, which is easy to install nounced the completion of an investment of $15 million in equity is in the process of quietly shuttering the Cyn- and use. To further simplify deployment, we developed Shopfloor that was co-led by its largest institutional investor, Northwater thia Vincent label, sources said. Eye as a plug-in technology that can easily integrate or be embed- Capital Management Inc. The Gores Group first ventured into the ded into established ERP [enterprise resource planning], reporting, According to Santa Clara, Calif.–based Unique Solutions De- clothing world with an apparel-related buying payroll and other production-related systems.” sign Ltd., the new funding will help the company boost its over- spree that started in 2010 with the acquisition Shopfloor Support is establishing distribution channels seas expansion and the development of a proprietary handheld body of J. Mendel, a New York maker of fur coats through select ERP and other manufacturing technology, equip- scanner. and high-end dresses. Then in 2011 it acquired ment and service providers to serve as value-added resellers or Unique Solutions also announced two new directors joining its Big Strike and Mexx, a European and Canadi- referral partners. board. New director Skip Battle is the chairman of the board for an retailer once owned by Liz Claiborne Inc., “We are excited to partner with successful distributors to bring business management consultants Fair Isaac Corp. Battle also now called Kate Spade. The spree concluded these innovations to manufacturers across multiple industries and has worked with many high-profile Silicon Valley companies. He in 2012 with its purchase of Twelfth Street by around the globe,” said Shopfloor Support Partner Per Bringle. is a director of the companies Netflix, Workday, Expedia and Cynthia Vincent. “While our system simplifies the deployment, use and maintenance LinkedIn. He also served on the board of OpenTable before its Unger Fabrik is a vertical clothing manu- of SFC [shop floor control], manufacturers can expect to gain the recent sale. From 2000 to 2004, he served as the chief executive of- facturer based near downtown Los Angeles. Its complete range of benefits from a real-time environment that drives ficer of Web search-engine company Ask Jeeves. labels include the misses line One World and a record-fast return on investment.” Peter Reiling is another new director for the company. Reiling the juniors labels Band of Gypsies and Weav- Shopfloor Eye collects time and attendance information, pay- serves as executive vice president for Leadership at the Aspen In- ers. ● roll, worker instructions, performance feedback, work-in-process stitute.—Andrew Asch

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Buck Mason Continued from page 1 manufactured in Los Angeles. Since 2013, the store.” the company has sold a basics collection Buck Mason was not merely interested for men, including crew-neck and V-neck in a larger space. It intends to use the Ab- T-shirts, denim and chino pants and knit- emsig Manufacturing: bot Kinney address as a billboard on a high- wear as well as oxford and chambray woven profile street that has become a tourist stop shirts. Buck Mason does not wholesale its in Los Angeles. “We weren’t get- reliable, responsible, ting that traffic from behind the bus stop,” Schnakenberg said. He also forecast that the shop would relevant put the brand higher on the local radar screen. “The new space very garment tells a story, things,” says Jacobs, who adds that will allow us to serve the local believes Larry Jacobs, frequent travel to Asia and Europe keeps clientele. We are excited about and the quality of the but- him on top of fashion design and trends local exposure,” he said. tons, he says, “is an index throughout the world. “You have to be Koehn and Schnakenberg will of hidden value.” Jacobs creative for your customers, your prod- shape the look of the new store should know. As the pres- uct, your factories, your people,” says with an architect. They will keep ident and CEO of Emsig Manufacturing, Jacobs. Remarkable words for anyone, the Venice Boulevard store as a Ehe has been with the purveyor of “the but particularly for a man in his 80s. “I retail space. It is a one-minute or better button” for over 60 years and has have an extraordinary amount of ener- so walk away from Abbot Kin- guided the company to become a global gy,” he says simply, and it is clearly true. ney, according to Mapquest. powerhouse and the leader in its highly Not only quality but quantity have The Buck Mason collection is THE FOUNDERS: Buck Mason’s Sasha Koehn, left, and Erik competitive field. But it wasn’t always so. gained Emsig its devoted following. Schnakenberg Emsig Manufacturing began in busi- Today, the sample selection at its Man- ness in 1928, “the year before the U.S. products to other stores. Retail price economy began to crumble,” says points range from $24 for T-shirts to Jacobs. “There was very little $135 for pants. money to set up a button- Prices are kept low at the label, manufacturing facility, but we Schnakenberg said. “From the be- did. The driving force to sus- ginning, value was important to Sa- tain our newly formed busi- sha and me. If we don’t feel we can ness was simple—the need to make product and offer it at retail make a living.” That plus the at a great value, we choose not to concepts the company make it. Margin is important, but was founded on were delivering value to customers is the key. “Focusing on in- No. 1 focus,” he said. novation, creativity, and The Buck Mason chiefs gave uniqueness—those were little thought to marketing and ad- the principles back then and vertising throughout their venture. we are still true to them today.” The brand caught on through word Now a third- and fourth-gen- of mouth, and according to the label eration business, Emsig prides itself chiefs, it is popular with the tech- on its international reputation, a deep nologically astute creative classes commitment to the quality of its products, hattan showroom is “endless,” Jacobs in Los Angeles, New York and San development of new materials, and cus- says—“between 10,000 and 20,000 Francisco, where Buck Mason en- tomer service. “In today’s market, you boxes of different items” on view. “I tell joys its highest sales. Schnakenberg must be flexible. Knowing your market our customers, you don’t have to buy our declined to state the company’s and being practical—having common buttons, but you have to at least shop 2014 sales. However, the company sense—are both essential to staying rel- our line.” hired five staffers in 2014 and added evant in the marketplace.” Effort is put into marketing and selling more than seven positions in 2015. To that end, Emsig has created bio- and into a sophisticated, quick delivery Buck Mason’s appearance on tech buttons, which resist the growth system in anything from four to seven “Shark Tank,” which features of viral and bacterial organisms, making days, but, Jacobs says, “the value in investors such as Dallas Mav- them perfect for medical clothing as well our company is our people.” They are ericks owner Mark Cuban and as children’s clothing. Other buttons family to Jacobs. He will pay for further FUBU co-founder Daymond are made from 100 percent recycled education they need for the job, will pay John, was broadcast on April materials. Yet other buttons, such as a for any type of addiction treatment they 24. Sales skyrocketed after the men’s shirting button, are truly unbreak- might need—“I believe in handling things broadcast. It also introduced able. Made from a non-petroleum-based that way.” Buck Mason to the Midwest raw material that is noncombustible, With Jacobs still firmly at the helm and and the South. they can withstand compression of his nephew—the fourth generation in the “Roughly 65 percent of on- 1,800 pounds per square inch, have the family business—working closely with line traffic came from consum- strongest pull strength in the industry, him, Emsig’s solid, inventive presence is ers in the middle of the coun- and are UL-approved. And then there certain to endure. try,” Koehn said. ● are the glow-in-the-darkYOUR #1 GLOBAL buttons,RESCOURCE FOR and “People want a company that can de- QUALITY “smart buttons” you can wash over 150 liver, is reliable, and is making it from the THE COLLECTION: Pieces from INNOVATION times and theyDEPENDABILITY will never lose their fin- raw resin to the finish button, because we Buck Mason collection being put DISTRIBUTION together. ish, strength, or color. These are proudly are ultimately responsible,” Jacobs says. “made in the U.S.A.” in the company’s “Who the heck is around making and sell- Connecticut facility. ing for so long? We’re doing something “We’ve always been a leader in these right. We make a difference.”

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Atlanta-based RFID Web Companies (radio frequency iden- Velcro Companies acquired two Belgium-based companies spe- tification) tag provider cializing in hook-and-loop fasteners and elastic and rigid webbing in a FineLine Technologies move the company says will broaden its product portfolio, expand its Inc. has a new quick-turn presence in Europe, and facilitate research and development “to speed program, dubbed “As You the pace of product innovations.” Like It.” Alfatex manufactures hook-and-loop fasteners in the medical, au- The program was cre- tomotive and industrial sectors, and Gevaert manufactures elastic and ated for brands and retail- rigid webbings for braces, belts and elastic waistbands for the apparel ers to facilitate the ordering industry. Both companies are based in Deinze, Belgium. Terms of the of branded hangtags with deals were not disclosed. integrated RFID capabili- “We are rapidly building global capabilities to reach greater scale ties rather than relying on and efficiency while at the same time strengthening our local pres- secondary RFID tickets and ence to remain close to customers,” said Fraser Cameron, president stickers. and chief executive officer of Velcro Companies. “This approach will Under the program, help us respond to customer needs, spot opportunities for new product brands and retailers can innovations, and improve our ability to deliver for customers quickly place production orders and efficiently.” with a 48-hour turnaround MULTIPURPOSE TAG: FineLine Technologies’ branded handtags with integrated RFID This is the third acquisition for Velcro Companies, which pur- time anywhere in the world. (radio frequency identification) technology eliminate the need for using multiple tags for chased Sapiranga, Brazil–based distributor Jore Comèrcio e Repre- There’s a one-week turn branding, UPC and RFID. sentacoes LTDA in 2014, which expanded the company’s presence time on sample orders. in Latin America. Companies will not be re- “With three acquisitions in the past 18 months, Velcro Companies quired to meet annual order quantities or inventory com- ship flexible order quantities, “including short runs,” within has emerged as the leading independent company in the global fasten- mitments. 48 hours. The tags can be attached at the factory, distribu- ing industry, with a focused strategy to use our agility, creativity and According to FineLine, the integrated tags will save tion center or retail store. proximity to customers to drive innovation and growth,” Cameron said. companies money over the typical expense of using sec- “With our new RFID ‘As You Like It’ process, we “Our expanding global scale enables Velcro Companies to sustain sig- ondary RFID tickets or stickers, which require an addi- make it easy for fashion brands and retailers to integrate nificant investment in research and development. Our opportunities lie tional step to apply to garments and can cost from $70 RFID into labels their designers, merchandisers and not only in providing better solutions than any of our corporate com- to $100 per 1,000 units. Plus, the company says, having customers will love, with flexible sampling, ordering petitors, but we are uniquely positioned to open entirely new categories integrated RFID tags eliminates the risk of mismatched requirements and delivery terms they and their entire of products. Alfatex and Gevaert have strong reputations for innovation RFID tags and UPC tags. supply chain can enjoy,” said George Hoffman, chief ex- and customer insight that will help us reach this goal.” The FineLine integrated tags have an RFID chip embed- ecutive officer of FineLine Technologies, in a statement. With U.S. headquarters based in Manchester, N.H., and offices ded in the tag, which will contain all the usual pricing and Based in Atlanta, FineLine has facili- around the world, Velcro Companies owns more than 400 patents sizing information. The tags can be made to any specifi- ties in the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, and Shen- and trademarks, including the Velcro trademark, which is registered cations for size, color, graphics and text. Once the client’s zhen, China. For more information, visit throughout the world. brand art is set up in FineLine’s systems, the company can www.finelinetech.com.—Alison A. Nieder For more information, visit www.velcro.com.—A.A.N.

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